Jack White’s supergroup side project, consisting of Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs), are set to release their third studio album “Dodge & Burn.” The 12-song LP is due out sometime this September and was recorded over the last two years in Nashville. The band has been teasing their return during that period by releasing 7-inch singles via White’s Third Man Records, with the promise that a new album was on the horizon. Read More »

This year’s longlist for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been touted (admittedly by the award’s own panel of judges) as the most diverse in the literary prize’s history. Announced this morning, the 13 nominated writers represent seven nationalities and include seven women. Only two of the nominees have previously received Booker nods, and four authors don’t even have Wikipedia pages–yet.

It’s not that the Booker prize has never been handed to a woman or a non-Brit before; out of 45 previous winners, 15 are women and 18 are not UK citizens. So why is this year any different? Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.